Queering the Narratives, Queering the Revolution

An Exploration of Two Post-2011 Syrian Novels

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ID6415302
AuthorsGreta Sala (corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume20
Issue1
Pages106-126
Publication date2025-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropology of the Middle East (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1746-0719 • E-ISSN: 1746-0727
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/ame.2025.200107
OpenAlexW4410989900
LanguageEN
References cited10

This article explores the intersections of queerness and the 2011 revolution within two Syrian non-Arabic novels. Departing from traditional portrayals of male homosexual relationships in Arab literature, Le dernier Syrien (2020) and The Foghorn Echoes (2022) contribute to a broader effort to craft ‘disclosed’ representations of non-normative sexualities. By contextualizing queer narratives within the Syrian revolutionary process, these novels also enrich the uprising's discourses across individual, social, cultural, and political dimensions. As underscored by the LGBTQI+ series on Ḥikāya mā inḥakat/SyriaUntold (2013), archiving queer experiences related to the 2011 revolution is crucial for fostering a future collective memory that embraces inclusivity. These novels thus exemplify the role of literature in this archival endeavour, while illustrating the interconnections between discursive, sociocultural, and political forms of oppression

Art · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · European history and politics · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies

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